Taming The CEO The Escaping Wife

Chapter 5

Chapter 5

Realizing she’d put her foot in it, Phedra quickly clapped a hand over her mouth “Never mind. Now that you’ve married into the Ramirez family, you must play by the rules. Look at yourself. What a mess!”

Letitia raised her hand to cover up. “I’ll go change right now”

“What an embarrassment. I can’t figure out what Elgin sees in you. Any darling daughter from AquaCity would be a step. up from you…”

Phedra said with disdain when suddenly a grey suit jacket was draped over Letitia’s shoulders.

A wave of warmth enveloped her, carrying a familiar scent.

“No matter what, she’s not embarrassing you,” Elgin pulled her into his arms. “Phedra, you’re sticking your nose too far

into this

Letitia instinctively tried to pull away, worried about getting him wet or dirty.

But Elgin held on firmly, making her more anxious. What was wrong with him?

She was the one who got drenched, not him. Was he out of his mind?

Seeing him, Phedra quickly put on a smile. “Elgin, I was just setting some boundaries for my daughter-in-law.”

“My rules are the only rules. Letitia doesn’t need to follow yours!”

Phedra’s smile froze on her face, and Letitia was even more stiff.

Did she hear that right? Was Elgin sticking up for her?

And Elgin, holding her tenderly, headed towards the villa. Butler, show the guest out.”

“Yes, Mr. Ramirez

Letitia was uncomfortable, not daring to move. “Was that your mother?”

“Just a stepmother”

“Oh… Letitia replied, “You spoke up for me just now, and she must feel offended.”

Elgin answered indifferently. So what?” He could not care less

“She’s got no right to bully you.” Elgin’s lips barely moved. “In all the world, I’m the only one who gets to bully you.”

Letitia’s heart skipped a beat. Even the right to insult her was his alone but no one else’s.

“Did you apologize to Phedra just now? is that so?

looked down. Yep

“Slap yourself.”

said wrong. Was it

but just arched an eyebrow indifferently. His word

a “smack,” Letitia bit her lip and slapped herself hard.

cheek needed to show a red mark to satisfy

would be a second slap, a

Elgin pointed to the thermos

as

when she lifted the lid, tantalizing her

‘This is.

Soup from Phedra.”

mother also made her soup, but she could

chances of waking from a vegetative state were slim to none

to cry but dared not,

lounging with legs crossed chin

wanted her to eat

seemy night Letitia said.

Trom now on you’ll eat all the

up the spoon, scooped up some soup and brought

do it myself

Open your mouth”

had no choice but to open her mouth

something unreadable flickered in Elgin’s eyes.

his fertility would get weakened making it hard to get a woman pregnant. He might just let Letitia have it. She was a woman and the

did so what? He couldn’t care less about her life or

was glad because

This Elgin tossed her an agreement while she

It was a

he already wanted

months, and you’ll leave with nothing. Elgin rested his forehead

believed he could find the woman he had slept with that night in three

be meaningless, because

her beauty had him

Letitia agreed. “But I have a

have the right to bargain with me? You want

“No”

It was Elgins untouchable sore spot and anyone who dared to uncover it was asking for

temper, but

you ever considered, maybe

face darkened quickly

soup spilling everywhere Letitia, how dare you bring this up To my

to die?

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